Harvey Whittemore listens April 18 during a committee interview of finalist candidiates for the University of Nevada, Reno president position at Lawlor Events Center.

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Federal prosecutors have not yet responded to a list of motions filed by embattled lobbyist Harvey Whittemore in which he asked a judge to dismiss some of the campaign finance charges filed against him and to suppress evidence that he said was obtained illegally.

The U.S. District Court's Pacer website said the Nevada U.S. Attorney's office had to respond to Whittemore's Nov. 9 filings by Monday. But Natalie Collins, spokeswoman for the federal prosecutors, said late Monday that a judge ruled on Nov. 8 that prosecutors had until Dec. 28 to respond to pretrial motions. She said the Nov. 26 ...